[SA EXPLAINED] As South Africa heads towards the 2026 local government elections, coalition politics raises a difficult question: how much control do voters really have over the alliances formed after their votes are counted? Chester Missing has a particularly colourful way of describing those political relationships, and @naledimoleo wants to know what they could mean for municipalities. #eNCA
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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says authorities will fight back against the killings of women in Ekurhuleni. This comes after a ninth woman’s body was discovered semi-naked and wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403 for the latest updates.
[BREAKING] A ninth woman’s body has been found in Dawn Park, Ekurhuleni. The body was discovered semi-naked and wrapped in a sheet. Tune in to #eNCA on DStv403 for the latest updates
The body of a sixth woman has been discovered in Ekurhuleni—this time in Kwa-Thema, just 45 kilometres from Kempton Park, where the bodies of four other women were found. Another body was found in Olifantsfontein, about 25 kilometres away.
The string of deaths is raising fresh safety fears among women, with growing concerns that a serial killer may be on the loose. eNCA’s @Nabeelah_Shaikh. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403.
[BREAKING] The body of a fifth woman has been found in the Kempton Park vicinity. This follows the discovery of four bodies in the area over the past two months. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403.
Celani Zungu's brother is frustrated by the slow pace of the investigation into his death. Zungu was killed after being run over by a water tanker in eThekwini. @naledimoleo unpacks this. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403.
Celani Zungu's family is still waiting for answers. He was killed by an eThekwini Municipality water tanker in Umbumbulu, south of Durban. A month after his death, his family says they are still in the dark about what happened. The 38-year-old was allegedly confronting a municipal worker over claims that water was being sold to a single household. eNCA's Nokwazi Qumbisa reports. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403
[ANCHOR POINT] Voters need more than party colours and campaign promises. They need to know who wants to run their city, what that person plans to fix and why they deserve the job. Most political parties have begun answering those questions, but one major player is still keeping voters waiting. #eNCA
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If there's even a perception that money can influence who leads the governing party, what does that do to the credibility of those elections? #eNCA's @naledimoleo reflects on a recent interview on Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi's African Renaissance Podcast, in which Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma alleged that money played a decisive role in ANC leadership contests. #DStv403
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has joined a school safety operation aimed at tackling gangsterism and other criminal activity in schools. Police and Gauteng education officials have discovered weapons and drugs during a raid at a school in Khutsong. eNCA's @Nabeelah_Shaikh reports. Tune in to #eNCA on #DStv403 for more updates
National Director of Public Prosecutions, Andy Mothibi, has ordered the withdrawal of charges against crime intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and his six co-accused. The group faced fraud and corruption accusations over the hiring of Brigadier Dineo Mokwele. An IDAC senior investigator admitted during his Madlanga Commission testimony that Mokwele was effectively charged for a future crime. Tune in to #eNCA #DStv403.
Political leaders do not come from somewhere else. They come from us. So what does the leadership we tolerate say about the society producing it? #eNCA
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Political killings. Fragile municipalities. Funding withheld from 69 councils. The minimum legal threshold cannot be the only standard. #eNCA
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Your water. Your streets. Your safety. Your rights. That is what local government controls. So who is ready to lead it? #eNCA
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A second witness is set to testify in the corruption and money laundering trial of former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. On Wednesday, UDM leader Bantu Holomisa appeared as the state's first witness.
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As former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula stands trial on corruption charges, the Gauteng High Court has ruled that the media may hear witness testimony but may not film or broadcast the witnesses. The State alleges she demanded kickbacks from a defence contractor, allegedly using code words such as "imphepho." Tune in to #eNCA, channel #DStv403.
A big day for accountability in SA. Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s attempted murder trial gets underway, assets linked to Hangwani Maumela are being forfeited, and IDAC head Andrea Johnson appears before the Madlanga Commission. Stay with #eNCA on #DStv403 for the latest updates.
A familiar face can win attention. But can they run your city? @naledimoleo and Nqaba Mabece ask what voters should demand beyond popularity, promises and minimum eligibility. #eNCA
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